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rank
Synonyms and Antonyms of rank
1
growing thickly and vigorously
2
having an unpleasant smell
3
very noticeable especially for being incorrect or bad
arresting, clear, distinct, dramatic, emphatic, evident, eye-catching, marked, notable, noticeable, outstanding, plain, prominent, remarkable, salient, showy, splashy
absolute, arrant, downright, out-and-out, outright, sheer, stark, utter
detectable, discernible (also discernable), observable, perceptible, visible
abominable, atrocious, awful, deplorable, execrable, heinous, lousy, monstrous, outrageous, preposterous, shameful, shocking, terrible, wretched
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having no exceptions or restrictions
absolute, all-out, arrant, blank, blooming [chiefly British], bodacious [Southern {amp}amp;amp; Midland], categorical (also categoric), clean, complete, consummate, cotton-picking, crashing, damn, damned, dead, deadly, definite, downright, dreadful, fair, flat, flat-out, out-and-out, outright, perfect, plumb, profound, pure, regular, sheer, simple, stark, stone, straight-out, thorough, thoroughgoing, total, unadulterated, unalloyed, unconditional, unmitigated, unqualified, utter, very
Synonym Discussion of rank
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- malodorous fertilizers
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- prisoners were held in stinking cells
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- the fetid odor of skunk cabbage
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- a stagnant, noisome sewer
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- the putrid smell of rotting fish
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- rank cigar smoke
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- a fusty attic
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- the musty odor of a damp cellar
rank
Synonyms and Antonyms of rank
1
the placement of someone or something in relation to others in a vertical arrangement
2
high position within society
3
a series of people or things arranged side by side
4
usually ranks plural
one of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic
description, feather, ilk, kidney, like, manner, nature, sort
branch, section, speciality, specialty, subclass, subdivision, subgroup, subspecies, variety
rank
Synonyms and Antonyms of rank
1
to take or have a certain position within a group arranged in vertical classes
2
to arrange or assign according to type
assort, break down, categorize, class, classify, codify, compartment, compartmentalize, digest, distinguish, distribute, grade, group, peg, place, range, relegate, separate, sort, type
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